September 28, 2009
Bman1113vr took me here. Nice little hole in the wall with a great tap list. Had Black Butte XXI here, and they had a cask on as well. Solid BBQ for California. The bartender definitely knew his ber, and was a homebrewer as well.

July 28, 2009
Quite literally a hole in the wall on the main strip in Seal Beach, Beachwood BBQ serves up a revolving tap list all of the highest quality. Although I wasn’t able to eat here (it looked delicious), I did have a Double Jack, a couple of samples (Speedway and Black Butte XXI), and a nice chat with the owner, Lina. Beachwood seems to have a pretty loyal following, and with the extra beer geek traffic it should do just fine down the road. All of LA should celebrate!

March 23, 2009
This place quickly jumped into my Top 10 favorite restaurants all time. I love the menus. The food menu is concise and focuses on excellent examples of barbeque-style foods and other similar fare. I had a really, really hard time choosing from the menu, because everything looked incredible. All the food was outstanding! I’m still buzzing off of it. The country pate and fried pickles were fantastic appetiziers. The salmon and chicken paired beautifully with the grits and the coleslaw. Just incredible. I loved the sauces too. Everything had a wonderful unique touch and was obviously well thought out. The items and menu just seem specially crafted, which all had a great from-scratch sense. The tap menu and bottle menus were fantastic and I wanted to ordered everything. Even better, the prices were incredibly fair. The decor and atmosphere were warm and homey and I wanted to settle in for a fortnight. This place is a MUST visit. I love it.

February 8, 2009
Best beer spot in the OC. Good crowd, great servers, cool owner/bartender, delicious BBQ, and fantastic beer selection.

February 2, 2009
I dig this place. One half is small beach bar, one half is 50s diner. BBQ is not the best I’ve had but absolutely is serious. Beers range from weird taps to bottles that even distinguished beer bars just don’t carry, let alone put on the menu. Snap.

December 27, 2008 [ Updated March 19, 2009 ]
Stopped by pretty late on a Thursday evening. Thought they might be closed but there were people inside so we gave it a shot. The staff was friendly, as were the 6 or 8 folks still in there. Draft selection was nicely varied and had some eclectic choices I had not seen around.

November 30, 2008
A great place! definitely worth drive from Los Angeles. Parking may seem at first a little hectic, but when goes around back, they have their own lot, and parking becomes that much more easy. Came in starving - ordered a two item smoked chicken and sausage - great food - very spicy though. As for beer i split a bottle of firestone 11 with bman1113vr. I also expressed an intrest in a sour beer that they had on tap, and the waiter was kind enough to give us a free sample. Another notable beer in bottles was isabelle proximus and angel share. Great ambiance - small place, but very clean and not too crowded.

November 29, 2008
Great BBQ and a good atmosphere. Had a great pulled pork sandwich with a number of great brews today. JohnC recommended this place, and I met up with BMan1113VR for lunch and in person trade. Great tap list that is always up to date via web cam online. Good Bottle List, some of which were pricey but understandably so. Food is tasty and overall far better than I could have guessed. Today was also nicely not too crowded.

November 27, 2008
Located right on the main strip of Seal Beach, this place seems to constantly have excellent California-centric craft beer with at least one or two rarities. Ten-person bar, solid barbecue (I’ve heard), knowledgeable barstaff, and an online, updated beer menu. Why o why don’t more beer bars have an updated online menu... Excellent stop.

October 7, 2008
Love this place!....once I found it. Tucked away down in Seal Beach. Went here on a recommendation from a dude at Hollingshead. I owe him a few beers. Great tap selection (lotsa SoCal goodies). Food was terrific. This is a must visit when in the area.